2004 Agostina Pieri Brunello Di Montalcino

Very good dark red. Musky, reduced aromas of plum, truffle and underbrush, along with a dusty quality that mostly dissipated with aeration; could use more lift. Then expressive, round and rather lush in the mouth, with currant, truffle and roast coffee flavors in need of a bit more verve. Finishes with substantial tongue-dusting tannins and a slight dry edge. The oak element was less intrusive than that of an earlier bottle, which showed a dominant element of coffee liqueur, a suggestion of old cooperage and grittier tannins.